Florida city profile

What Is It Like to Live in Tampa?

What it costs to live in Tampa, and how it compares with other Florida cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

24

229th best value in Florida

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Florida cities.

Overall livability

22

234th overall in Florida

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Tampa is home to about 380,476 people. A typical home runs $277,700 and a household earns around $59,900, a price-to-income ratio of 4.6. Among Florida's largest cities, it ranks 229th for value and 234th overall. For context, the typical Tampa home is about 30% below the statewide median of $397,000 and local household income is about 9% below the statewide median of $65,800.

Tampa at a glance

Median home price

$277,700

195th in FL of 249

Median rent

$1,249/mo

Median household income

$59,900

Home price to income

4.6x

Unemployment

5.5%

153rd in FL of 249

School rating

4/10

167th in FL of 249

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More Florida cities: Cape Coral, Fort Lauderdale, Hialeah, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Port St. Lucie, St. Petersburg, Tallahassee

Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI. City rankings are within Florida only. Updated 2026.